Create a Billing Group

1. In the navigation pane, choose Cloud Operations Center > Cost Center > Billing Group and click Create Billing Group.
2. Enter a Name and Description that explain the group's purpose so that it is easy to identify when associating resources and configuring unit prices.
3. Check the information and click Confirm Creation.
4. Return to the list and check the new group's name, description, and creation information.

If a suitable group already exists, use it directly for resource associations and unit price configuration.

Assign a Group to a Host or Data Store

1. Open the target ZSphere environment in Inventory, then open its Host or Data Storage list.
2. Click the target resource name and check its environment, data center, and current Billing Group.
3. Open the group settings.

   Resource	Entry Point
   Host	On the details page, choose Change Billing Group from Actions.
   Data store	Click Change Billing Group on the details page.

4. Select the target Billing Group in the dialog, verify the resource, and click OK.
5. Return to the resource details and check that the Billing Group is correct.

When configuring a resource billing rule, select the corresponding billing group under Unit Price Configuration, then enter the resource category, unit price, and unit. Check the resource associations and unit price configuration separately.

Maintain Existing Groups

To change a group's name or description, select Edit for the target group in the billing group list, check the information, and save. After making changes, check the groups selected for resources and billing items.

To remove a group that is no longer needed, select its Delete action, check the group name and displayed information, and confirm.

View an Existing Rule

1. In the navigation pane, choose Cloud Operations Center > Cost Center > Resource Billing Rule and find a rule whose cloud platform type is ZSphere.
2. Click the rule name and review its billing type, billing granularity, billing currency, and settlement rule on the Overview tab.
3. Switch to Unit Price Configuration and check each item's billing group, resource type, resource category, and unit price.

When checking a unit price, review both the quantity unit and billing granularity. For example, read a CPU unit price together with its amount per core and the hourly, daily, or monthly billing granularity.

Create a Billing Rule

1. Click Create Billing Rule, enter a Name and Description, and set Cloud Platform Type to ZStack ZSphere.
2. Under Pricing Configuration, set Billing Granularity to Hour, Day, or Month. Also check the displayed Billing Type, Billing Currency, and Settlement Rule.
3. Fill in the billing items under Unit Price Configuration.

   Setting	Configuration
   Billing Group	To distinguish prices by group, select a prepared group and check the group associations of the relevant hosts or data stores.
   Resource Type	Select Virtual Machine.
   Resource Category	Select CPU, Memory, or Disk Storage.
   Unit Price	Enter the amount for the resource category and check the quantity unit on the right. Check the units for CPU, memory, and storage separately.

4. To configure other resource categories or groups, click Add Billing Item and fill in each item. Each combination of billing group, resource type, and resource category must be unique.
5. Check the platform type, billing granularity, and unit prices, then click Confirm Creation.
6. Return to the rule list, open the new rule, and check the saved settings on the Overview and Unit Price Configuration tabs.

For ZSphere rules, the billing type is displayed as On-Demand Billing, the billing currency as Renminbi, and the settlement rule as Floor.

Maintain an Existing Rule

1. Find the target ZSphere rule in the list, open its Actions menu, and select Modify Billing Configuration.
2. Check the billing granularity and adjust the required billing items' groups, resource categories, unit prices, or units. After adding or deleting items, check for missing or duplicate configurations.
3. Check the settings, click Confirm Modification, and reopen the rule details to verify the saved settings.

To change a rule's name or description, select its Edit action. To remove a rule that is no longer needed, select its Delete action, check the rule name and displayed information, and confirm.

View an Environment's Existing Budgets

1. In the navigation pane, choose Cloud Operations Center > Cost Center > Budget Setting.
2. Select ZStack ZSphere under Scope and find the target connected environment.
3. Check the environment name and budget year, then review the annual budget. Expand an existing budget to check the quarterly and monthly amounts.

The page supports card and list views. Click Switch to List View or Switch to Card View to change the display. If the annual budget shows Not set, check the target environment and year before adding a budget as needed.

Add a Budget

1. Click Add Budget for the target environment.
2. Select the Budget Year. To adjust amounts for a year that already has a budget, edit that year's budget.
3. Select a Budget Setting Method and enter monthly amounts.

   Method	Configuration
   Uniform Budget Setting	Enter a Monthly Budget. All months in the year use the same amount, and the system calculates quarterly and annual totals.
   Monthly Budget Setting	Enter budgets individually for January through December. The system calculates quarterly and annual totals from these amounts.

4. Check the year, monthly amounts, and quarterly and annual totals, then click OK.
5. Return to the environment's budget card or list and check the saved amounts.

Check and Maintain Budgets

To adjust amounts, select Edit from the target year's action menu, check the budget year, update the monthly amounts, and save. Check the quarterly and annual totals again after saving.

To remove a year's budget that is no longer needed, select its Delete action, check the target environment, year, and displayed information, and confirm.

Compare expenses and budgets for the same set of connected environments and the same time range. Spending budgets and organization resource quotas are configured separately.

Select a Reporting Period

1. In the navigation pane, choose Cloud Operations Center > Cost Center > Cost Analysis to open the Resource Expense Overview page.
2. Select By Month, By Year, or Custom, then select the corresponding month, year, or start and end months.
3. Review the updated expense and resource information. When comparing periods, check the selected periods and the scope available in the current view.

The total expense on this page is aggregated for the current reporting scope. Platform Expense Distribution distinguishes platform types. Expenses under ZStack ZSphere may come from multiple connected ZSphere environments.

Read Expenses and Budgets

Compare expenses and budgets for the same scope and period. When reviewing platform totals, distinguish the platform's total expense from the expenses of an individual organization or user.

Analyze Spending Distribution and Resource Trends

Use spending distributions to identify the main sources of expenses, then use changes in resource counts to investigate further.

Resource trends show changes in resource quantities. To verify a resource's costs, use the amounts and billing items in its corresponding bill records.

Choose a Bill Entry Point and Query Scope

In the navigation pane, choose Cloud Operations Center > Cost Center, then select an entry point based on what you need to check:

Platform administrators with the required permissions can view bills across the platform. Organization administrators view bills for their organization and its subordinate organizations, while regular organization users view their own bills. Bills in your personal and management scopes may contain the same records. Avoid counting them twice when calculating totals.

Query Organization and Resource Expenses

To first review an organization's expenses for a billing period, start with Bill Summary:

1. Select the target organization and billing period, then find the corresponding summary record.
2. Check the Organization Name, Billing Period, Total Bill (CNY), Settled?, and Unpaid Amount.
3. Click the organization name to open its bill details, and review the period's resource costs under Resource Bill.

To find a resource's expenses directly, open Bill Details. To check only your own expenses, open My bills.

1. Set the query date range, enter the target resource name in the name search box, and search. When viewing bills within your management scope, you can also select the organization to query.
2. Filter the Cloud Platform column for ZStack ZSphere, and check the record's resource name, organization, expense type, and time.
3. Review the record's Total Amount (CNY) and use its CPU, memory, and disk information to confirm the target.

If resources have the same name or expense records span multiple dates, distinguish records by organization, platform type, and time.

View a Resource's Cost Breakdown

1. Find the target ZSphere record in the resource bill list, and click the resource name to open its bill details.
2. Check the resource name and platform type, then review the Billing Group and Price (Yuan) for each Resource Category.
3. Check the CPU, memory, and disk storage amounts separately to verify the breakdown of this resource bill.

Check bill amounts separately from unit prices in billing rules. When recording your findings, retain the resource name, organization, and bill date so that the records are easy to find later.

View and Add Payment Records

To check payments for an organization and billing period, click the corresponding organization name in Bill Summary. Open the Payment Record tab in the bill details to view the month's expenses, paid amount, unpaid amount, payment proof, operator, and other information.

Users with the required permissions can record payment information:

1. Check the current organization and billing period, then click Upload Payment Proof.
2. In the dialog, check the paying organization under Unit, enter the actual Paid Amount, and upload the corresponding Payment Proof. Each proof file must be no larger than 30 MB.
3. Select Settled? according to the actual payment status.
4. Wait for the proof upload to complete, check the amount and settlement status, and click Confirm.
5. Return to the list, check the new payment record, and verify the settlement status and unpaid amount in the bill summary.